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- Our apartment in Bodrum is on the middle floor.
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- Us gringos laughed at the idea of a “Second best hotel.” Turns out seçkin in Turkish means “outstanding.”
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- We were surprised how few old architecturally significant buildings there are in Bodrum, given the long history. It turns out earthquakes have demolished the city several times and unnoticeable small ones occur almost every day.
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- One of the original gates into Halicarnassus. When Alexander the Great attacked in 334 BC, a fierce battle ensued here. Note Megan standing in the entrance.
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- A Sunday afternoon soccer match between the local amateur team and a neighboring community. The stands were full and police lined up (in the far left) in case things got too exciting.
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- Castle built by the Crusaders in the 1400s out of stones from the Mausoleum.
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- The Knights of St. John built the castle in Bodrum using stones from the then1700-year-old Mausoleum.
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- Inside the castle, Crusaders carved on the walls. The upper carving showing a crest is dated 1492..
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- The Bodrum castle has many knights’ crests. You can see over 20 of them on this tower wall.
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- A ship wrecked in the 14th century BC leaving amphora and ingots of copper and tin. It took 22,000 dives over 11 years to excavate the site, recreated here in the superb Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
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- An ancient altar.
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- Olives are in season and heavy on the trees.
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- One of the rare stormy days we’ve had in Bodrum.
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- A scale model of what the Mausoleum probably looked like when it was built around 350BC. A wheel from the chariot on the roof was found; its diameter is over 6 feet.
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- A carving from the Mausoleum shows Greeks fighting the Amazons.
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- Builders markings on a column section at the Mausoleum.
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- Burials tombs, like this one, existed in Bodrum before the Mausoleum was built.
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- Bodrum receding as we take a ferry to the Greek Island of Kos.
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- The minarets around the Bodrum Peninsula are mostly topped with blue glass.
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- Windmills are all around the Bodrum Peninsula. They were used from the 18th century up to the 1970s to mill flour. Most are falling down today.
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- The blue eye amulets, called nazar, are everywhere and often built into walls and sidewalks. It is believed to provide protection from the Evil Eye and likely dates back to the 16th century BC when glasswork developed.
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- Down a neighborhood street we came across these seemingly random ruins. We hear that most building projects uncover things like this.
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- Birds on the rigging, Bodrum Harbor.
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- The ancient Greek theater in Bodrum.
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- A typical Bodrum house with blue trim, white walls, and protection from the evil eye. Note the extremely tall cactus!
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Plan B Tour 